Ash tray



30, 1940. lR. LI'TSCHG. 2,199,205 ,y

. Asa TRAY Film sept. 14. 195s 'gNVENfA y Yias Msc/z Patented Apr. 30, 1940v y l l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE mami umm, sa. um, M0.' Application sslrlteilr No. 229,888

' This invention relates to ash trays, and, has manifest, that the snufler member I can be for one of its objects, to provide, in av manner eliminated, if so desired. as hereinafter set forth, an ash tray of the oov- A sheet metal, plate-like, cover member, desigered type embodying a novel construction and nated generally as B, is so formed as to be re- 5 arrangement for accommodating cigarettes and movably fitted to cover the open top of the 5 cigars, when not being smoked, the ashes therereceptacle A, and the cover member B includes from, and the stubs thereof. a top portion, and a skirt portion, the skirt por- Another object of the invention is to provide tion being designated 4.' l l an ash tray of the aforementioned character, 'Ihe top portion of the plate-like cover B is wherein the cover thereof is of novel form for provided with an'v opening 5, and the opening is 10 supporting cigarettes and cigars in inclined posidisposed at a lo'wer elevationthan the juncture tions, so that when lighted cigarettes or cigars of the top portion with the skirt4 4 so that the are laid thereon, the wrappers thereof will not tOp portion Will be inclined. f become moist and wet by contact with the rest As illustrated in one embodiment of the reportions of the cover, ceptacle B, the top portion thereof is forrred to 15 Another object of the invention is to provide provide e plurality 0f Speced metal cOVer Secan ash tray, wherein the cover thereof is formed tiOnS 5, each preferably, although not necesto provide a plurality of inclined ventilated grids Serily provided With e cigarette 0r cigar Stub having concavedupper faces for cigarettes and depOSit Opening l and a plurality 0f Spaced grid cigars to rest upon and having integral abutsections designated, generally, BS C. The ,Size 20 ments against which the lighted ends of cigaand shape 0f the cover openings 1 may be only rettes or cigars are adapted to-rest. large. enough fOr the paSSege 01' cigar stubs All of the foregoing and stili further objects therethrough, 0r they may occupy the Spaces of the invention will become apparent lfrom a between the grids C.

study of the following specication, taken in vThe grid SectiOuS C, due t0 their Structure, are 25 connection with the. accompanying drawing, vertically ventilated sections and serve as supwherein like characters of reference designate pcrtS fOr cigeretteS, 0r eigerS t0 reSt upon, When corresponding parts throughout the several views, riet being Smokedand wherein- The -grid and non-grid portions C and 6, re- Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device embodying SpectiVely. 0f the tcp `pOltiOi'l'Of the cOVer B, are' 30 the features of my invention.h alternately arranged. aS Shown in F18. 1, and the Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 upper" Surfaces 0f the non-grid prtiOnS are of Fig. 1. f preferably, although not necessarily convexed.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view or the upwardly The grid portions C may be 0f various shapes curved portion of the cover of the ashrtray. es t0 design but in the Preferred embcdiment 35V Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modification of the thereof es Shown the side edges 0f grid P01'- inventiom tions C converge toward the center portion of the Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5 5 cover B' The grid portions C as illustrated m of F154. one embodiment thereof, are formed of alternate 40 Referring now to the drawing, the reference Y Y character Ay designates a suitable open top relsrgtlefeae'rer gr Ceptacle made from any Suitable material' The of the bars 5 are preferably concaved-convexed receptacle A can be Provided with a centre! so that the upper faces cf the bars will be curved Snuffel' member l PrO-lectin@ upwardly from the longitudinally. The inner or lowermost bars are bottom 2 of the receptacle. The snuifer member straight, or curved upwardly, if necessary, to

I in its preferred form, is cone shaped in strucserve as stops l0 for the lighted ends of cigature with the side wall surface thereof suitably rettes or 'cigars to rest against when lying on the curved, as at 3 and merging with the upper` surcross-bars 9 forming the grids C. The upper face of the bottom 2 so that ashes, or stubs deedge of the skirt 4 adjacent the upper or outerposited in the receptacle adjacent the snufler most cross bars 9 is preferably, although not member will follow the curvature of the surface necessarily concaved to correspond to the curvaof the snuffer member to the bottom of the re' ture of the upper surfaces of the grid portions C. ceptacle to keep sanie from'piling up in the 'Ihe top portion of the cover B, in one emcenter of the receptacle. However, it will-be bodimentthereof, besides lacing provided with u spaces or openings 8 and connecting pieces, or o Ui A a central opening for'the passage upwardly of the snulfer member I, is preferably, although not necessarily provided with a series of arms il surrounding the central opening 5 to provide a series of openings l2 surrounding the central opening 5, through which ashes, cigarette or cigar stubs can passfor deposit in the receptacle A.

Ashes from cigarettes, or cigars can be readily brushed or tapped from the ends thereof by rubbing or tapping the lighted ends thereof over or against the spaced grid bar 9 and the ashes will fall through the grd'spaces 8 into the receptacle Achamber below.

In a simplified embodiment of the invention, or modified form thereof, the grid portions C can be yindividual units, as illustrated in the drawing,

. cigar holder or rest. Where I have shown but one way of supporting an individual grid C to the wall of an ash receptacle, it is apparent that other ways known to the art can be employed to l. A cover for smokers open top ash receptacles comprising a plate like member including an` inclined top portion having a central opening and a depending skirt iiange at the outer edge of the plate likemember, said inclined top portion being divided into alternate grid portions and plate portions, the grid portions being formed by alternate cross-bars and open spaces therebetween, there being stops formed at the inner ends of the grid portions, the plate portions each having an opening therein and said plate portions being conveXed-concaved upwardly to cause a cigarette or cigar placed thereupon to roll toward and onto the grid portions.

2. A cover for open top ash receptacles comprising a sheet metal plate-like member having a central opening -and a skirt flange, a plurality of spaced openings surrounding the central opening, said plate-like member being formed to provide alternate grid portions and plate portions therebetween, the grid portions .being formed by alternate bars, and open spaces therebetween, the grid bars being concaved convexed inwardly, the grid portions being inclined, the plate portions being convexed concaved outwardly and each provided with an opening therethrough.

3. A cigarette or cigar holder for open top ash receptacles including a sheet metal plate having a dished portion, a skirt ange therefor, said dished portion being characterized by a plurality of inclined grid portions, a plate portion having an opening between each grid portion, and said plate portions being curved upwardly from the side edges of the grid portions.

.4. In a device of the character described having, in combination, an ash receptacle having an open top, a snuffer member projecting upwardly centrally from the bottom of the receptacle, the side wall surface of the snuffer member being inwardly `curved and merging with the upper surface of the bottomy of the receptacle, a cover plate for the receptacle including-an inclined top portion having a central opening and provided with a skirt ange to be removably fitted to the open top of the receptacle with the snuifer member projecting through the saidcentral opening, said cover plate including alternate circumferentially disposed grid portions and plate portions, the grid portions being i'ormed by alternate crossbars and open spacestherebetween,means formed at the inner ends of the grid portions against which the lighted ends of cigarettes or cigars are adapted to rest when placed on the grid portions,

'and said plate portions each rbeing upwardly curved and having an opening therethrough for the passage of cigarette or cigar butts, into the ash receptacle.

5. An ash tray having, in combination, a receptacle having a side wall and an open top, an upright snuffer post formed integral with the bottom of the lreceptacle, a removable cover plate mountable upon the wall of the receptacle serving as a top closure for the open top receptacle and having a central opening through which the upper end of the snuier can project, said cov-v er' plate having a plurality of openings surrounding the central opening, said plate being formed to provide a plurality of circumferentially arranged inclined grid portions formed `by alternate' downwardly curved cross-bars and open spaces therebetween. there being converging beads bordering the side edges of the grid portions and the cover plate portions between the grid portions being curved upwardly.

ROSALYN LITSCHGI. 

